It is likely that the pilot (Larsen) neither had adequate visual references after takeoff nor monitored the airplane’s flight instruments appropriately,” the report said.

The senator, Doug Larsen, 47, a Republican, was flying the single-engine plane on Oct. 1, 2023, when it crashed just after taking off from the Canyonlands Regional Airport, over 200 miles ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A deadly 2023 Utah plane crash was likely caused by the pilot, a North Dakota lawmaker, becoming disoriented while taking off at night without runway lights, federal aviation ...

North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two young sons died when the small plane Larsen was piloting crashed near the desert recreation town of Moab, Utah, after a refueling stop.

North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two young sons died when the small plane Larsen was piloting crashed near the desert recreation town of Moab, Utah, after a refueling stop.

North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two young sons died when the small plane Larsen was piloting crashed near the desert recreation town of Moab, Utah, after a refueling stop.